Epistemic modality in spoken standard Tibetian: epistemic verbal endings and copulas

Download or read book Epistemic modality in spoken standard Tibetian: epistemic verbal endings and copulas written by Zuzana Vokurková and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph deals with the grammatical expression of epistemic modalities in standard spoken Tibetan. It describes the system of various types of epistemic verbal endings and epistemic copulas frequently employed in the spoken language, as well as those that occur less frequently. These verbal endings are analyzed from the semantic, syntactic and pragmatic viewpoints, and illustrated by examples.